Teófimo López Record & Stats
Six years and one month into his professional boxing career, Teófimo López has fought 19 times with 18 wins and a single loss. As of June 2023, López' boxing record stands at 18-1 (13 KO wins).
- Born
- Jul 30, 1997
- Age
- 25
- Debut
- Nov 5, 2016
- Record
- 18-1
- Rounds
- 101
- KOs
- 13 (68.4%)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 174 cm
- Ape Index
- 1 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- Next Fight
| WBA | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d1 | LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d0 |
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Teófimo López (The Takeover) is an American professional boxer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on July 30, 1997. López made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on November 5, 2016. He is a lightweight world champion. López is 25 years old, he will turn 26 in one month and 21 days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 19 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 18 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 13 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 4 |
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 1 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jun 10, 2023 | 25 | Josh Taylor | NA * | NA |
| 19 | Dec 10, 2022 | 25 | Sandor Martin | Win | SD |
| 18 | Aug 13, 2022 | 25 | Pedro Campa | Win | TKO7 |
| 17 | Nov 27, 2021 | 24 | George Kambosos Jr. | Loss * | SD |
| 16 | Oct 17, 2020 | 23 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | Win * | UD |
| 15 | Dec 14, 2019 | 22 | Richard Commey | Win * | TKO2 |
| 14 | Jul 19, 2019 | 21 | Masayoshi Nakatani | Win | UD |
| 13 | Apr 20, 2019 | 21 | Edis Tatli | Win | KO5 |
| 12 | Feb 2, 2019 | 21 | Diego Magdaleno | Win | KO7 |
| 11 | Dec 8, 2018 | 21 | Mason Menard | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Jul 14, 2018 | 20 | William Silva | Win | TKO6 |
| 9 | May 12, 2018 | 20 | Vitor Jones Freitas | Win | KO1 |
| 8 | Feb 3, 2018 | 20 | Juan Pablo Sanchez | Win | UD |
| 7 | Oct 13, 2017 | 20 | Josh Ross | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | 19 | Christian Santibanez | Win | UD |
| 5 | May 20, 2017 | 19 | Ronald Rivas | Win | KO2 |
| 4 | Apr 21, 2017 | 19 | Jorge Luis Munguia | Win | TKO2 |
| 3 | Mar 17, 2017 | 19 | Daniel Bastien | Win | KO2 |
| 2 | Feb 24, 2017 | 19 | Francisco Medel | Win | TKO4 |
| 1 | Nov 5, 2016 | 19 | Ishwar Siqueiros | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
López is a lightweight world champion. He has held four world titles at the lightweight weight division, all four of which were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | WBA, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
Statistics
Teófimo López is 173 cm tall (5' 8.11") with a reach of 174 cm (5' 8.50"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 1 cm (0.39").
López has a 68.4% KO rate. Of his total 13 KO wins, nine were in the early rounds and four in the mid rounds. He has two first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Teófimo López made his professional boxing debut against Ishwar Siqueiros at the age of 19 on November 5, 2016, defeating Siqueiros via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 15 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 11 wins via stoppage.
López had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on December 14, 2019 after 14 professional fights, against Richard Commey for the lightweight IBF title. He defeated Commey via 2nd round TKO to become the lightweight champion of the world.
He is a one-time unified lightweight world champion, and has won four world titles at lightweight. For all the details about López' world title wins and defenses refer to "Teófimo López World Titles".
Some of López' best fights and notable victories include wins over Vasiliy Lomachenko, Richard Commey, Masayoshi Nakatani, Sandor Martin, Pedro Campa, Edis Tatli, and Diego Magdaleno.
López has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against Spanish boxer Sandor Martin on December 10, 2022. López won the fight via 10 round split-decision. It's been 5 months and 30 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
López has fought a total of 19 times till today, which includes 3 world-title fights at the lightweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
July 19, 2019: Teófimo López puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Masayoshi Nakatani via 12th round unanimous decision.
December 14, 2019: López wins his first world title by defeating Richard Commey via 2nd round TKO. He is now the IBF lightweight world champion.
October 17, 2020: López becomes a unified lightweight world champion by beating Vasiliy Lomachenko via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the IBF, WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight world-champion belts.
Teófimo López Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of López' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest win against Sandor Martin, and all the other wins and the single loss of his career.
Teófimo López vs. Josh Taylor
Fight page: López vs. TaylorIn his next fight, Teófimo López will face 32-year old undefeated Scottish boxer Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KO) on June 10, 2023 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. He challenges Taylor's super-lightweight WBO and The Ring titles.
Teófimo López vs. Sandor Martin
Fight page: López vs. MartinOn December 10, 2022, a 25-year old Teófimo López (17-1, 13 KO) fought Spanish boxer Sandor Martin, who was 29 years old with a record of 40-2. Martin was on a 11-fight win streak with 13 KO wins. López was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Martin had a 1 cm reach advantage over López. Coming into this fight, Martin had two losses, but had never been stopped.
López defeated Martin via 10 round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Pedro Campa
Fight page: López vs. CampaOn August 13, 2022, a 25-year old Teófimo López (16-1, 12 KO) fought Mexican boxer Pedro Campa, who was 30 years old with a record of 34-1-1. Campa was on a four-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over López. Coming into this fight, Campa had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
López defeated Campa via 7th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr.
Fight page: López vs. Kambosos Jr.On November 27, 2021, a 24-year old Teófimo López (16-0, 12 KO) faced an undefeated Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr., who was 28 years old with a record of 19-0 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Kambosos Jr. was on a 19-fight win streak with 10 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but López had a 1 cm reach advantage over Kambosos Jr.
López lost to Kambosos Jr. via 12 round split-decision and lost the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 16-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Teófimo López vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko
Fight page: López vs. LomachenkoOn October 17, 2020, a 23-year old Teófimo López (15-0, 12 KO) faced Ukrainian boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko, who was 32 years old with a record of 14-1 in a lightweight title-unification fight. Lomachenko was on a 13-fight win streak with 10 KO wins. López was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Lomachenko had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
López defeated Lomachenko via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super), WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles and retain the IBF lightweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Richard Commey
Fight page: López vs. CommeyOn December 14, 2019, in his 15th professional fight, a 22-year old Teófimo López (14-0, 11 KO) had his first world title fight against Ghanaian boxer Richard Commey for Commey's IBF lightweight belt. Commey was 32 years old with a record of 29-2. Commey was on a five-fight win streak with 26 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Commey had a 6 cm reach advantage over López. Coming into this fight, Commey had two losses, but had never been stopped.
López defeated Commey via 2nd round TKO to win the IBF lightweight title. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Masayoshi Nakatani
Fight page: López vs. NakataniOn July 19, 2019, a 21-year old Teófimo López (13-0, 11 KO) fought an undefeated Japanese boxer Masayoshi Nakatani, who was 30 years old with a record of 18-0. Nakatani was on a 18-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over López.
López defeated Nakatani via 12 round unanimous decision. He handed Nakatani the first loss of his career, and put an end to Nakatani's 18-fight win streak. López is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Edis Tatli
On April 20, 2019, a 21-year old Teófimo López (12-0, 10 KO) fought Edis Tatli in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Tatli via 5th round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Diego Magdaleno
On February 2, 2019, a 21-year old Teófimo López (11-0, 9 KO) fought Diego Magdaleno in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Magdaleno via 7th round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Mason Menard
On December 8, 2018, a 21-year old Teófimo López (10-0, 8 KO) fought Mason Menard in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Menard via 1st round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. William Silva
On July 14, 2018, a 20-year old Teófimo López (9-0, 7 KO) fought William Silva in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Silva via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Vitor Jones Freitas
On May 12, 2018, a 20-year old Teófimo López (8-0, 6 KO) fought Vitor Jones Freitas in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Freitas via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Juan Pablo Sanchez
On February 3, 2018, a 20-year old Teófimo López (7-0, 6 KO) fought Juan Pablo Sanchez in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Sanchez via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Josh Ross
On October 13, 2017, a 20-year old Teófimo López (6-0, 5 KO) fought Josh Ross in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Ross via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Christian Santibanez
On July 7, 2017, a 19-year old Teófimo López (5-0, 5 KO) fought Christian Santibanez in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Santibanez via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Teófimo López vs. Ronald Rivas
On May 20, 2017, a 19-year old Teófimo López (4-0, 4 KO) fought Ronald Rivas in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Rivas via 2nd round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Jorge Luis Munguia
On April 21, 2017, a 19-year old Teófimo López (3-0, 3 KO) fought Jorge Luis Munguia in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Munguia via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Daniel Bastien
On March 17, 2017, a 19-year old Teófimo López (2-0, 2 KO) fought Daniel Bastien in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Bastien via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Francisco Medel
On February 24, 2017, a 19-year old Teófimo López (1-0, 1 KO) fought Francisco Medel in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Medel via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Teófimo López vs. Ishwar Siqueiros
On November 5, 2016, a 19-year old Teófimo López successfully debuted against Ishwar Siqueiros. He defeated Siqueiros via 2nd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Teófimo López have on his record?
López has knocked out 13 of his 19 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 68.4%. Of his total 18 wins, 13 of them have been via KO (72.2%).